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Old 15-07-2009, 11:58
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Originally Posted by gregis View Post
It is good to hear that all seems to be safe and sound but it should be a lesson to everyone. Passwords should not be random things like "cat" or "mypassword", people tend to crack these things pretty easy.
If it's in a dictionary there's a load of software out there that will crack it in seconds. Even something like 'Pa$$w0rd' or 'L1veRp00l' can be cracked in a few minutes. Rule is the more random and the longer the better.
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